Associated Press: Top 10 Podcasts of 2019

1. To Live and Die in LA
2. 22 Hours: An American Nightmare
3. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
4. Confronting: O.J. Simpson with Kim Goldman
5. Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.
6. 1619
7. Believed
8. The Viall Files
9. Armchair Expert
10. Office Ladies

Nicholas Quah: The Best Podcasts of 2019, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2018]

1. Lost Notes
2. 1619
3. Moonface
4. The WALKING podcast
5. Bundyville
6. Have You Heard George's Podcast?
7. Headlong: Running from COPS
8. 10 Things That Scare Me
9. The Last Days of August
10. The Hottest Take Sports Podcast

Time Magazine: The 10 Best Podcasts of 2019

[see also 2018]

1. 1619
2. You're Wrong About...
3. Blank Check
4. The Last Days of August
5. Moonface
6. Decoder Ring
7. Scattered
8. Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
9. Mobituaries with Mo Rocca
10. Spectacular Failures

Wired UK: The 33 Best Podcasts of 2019, a list that includes their own podcast

• Heavyweight
• The Wired UK Podcast
• Binge Mode: Star Wars
• Brexitcast
• You're Dead to Me
• Call Your Girlfriend
• Citations Needed
• Hit Parade
• The Dream
• The Secret History of the Future
• Ear Hustle
• Against the Rules
• Articles of Interest
• Exponent
• The Week Unwrapped
• The Political Party
• Full Disclosure
• Eat Sleep Work Repeat
• Bombshell
• Believed
• Lovett or Leave It
• 99% Invisible
• The Adam Buxton Podcast
• The Dollop
• How Did This Get Made?
• The Tip Off
• Caliphate
• The Habitat
• Exponential View
• Reply All
• How I Built This
• Ctrl Alt Delete
• No Such Thing As A Fish